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Soviet “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” Medal (Медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.»), instituted on 9 May 1945 by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to commemorate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
The medal was awarded to millions of servicemen of the Red Army, Soviet Navy and other military formations who participated in the war against Germany, as well as certain members of Soviet forces and organisations who contributed to the war effort.
The obverse features a left-facing profile bust of Joseph Stalin, surrounded by the Cyrillic inscriptions “НАШЕ ДЕЛО ПРАВОЕ” (“Our cause is just”) and “МЫ ПОБЕДИЛИ” (“We have won”).
The reverse bears the inscription “ЗА ПОБЕДУ НАД ГЕРМАНИЕЙ” (“For Victory over Germany”), surrounded by the circular legend “В ВЕЛИКОЙ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ ВОЙНЕ 1941–1945 гг.” (“In the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945”) and a five-pointed star.
The medal is made of brass and suspended from a Soviet pentagonal mount with alternating black and orange stripes, representing the traditional colours of the St George ribbon.
It is accompanied by its award certificate, issued to Guards Major Fyodor Antonovich Musarayev (гвардии майор Федор Антонович Мусараев), according to the provisional reading of the handwritten details.
This example is classified as Type 1, among the different known manufacturing and mounting variations of this decoration.
Identification: Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945. Type 1. Soviet Union, Second World War. Brass medal with Soviet-style ribbon and award certificate issued to a Guards Major.
